Gone are the days when men would dress up in their 3 piece suits, floppy hats and braces or Suspenders! Men are more towards the easy casual dressing.
Did you know?!
‘Braces’ or ‘Suspender Belts’ dated back to the 18th Century and were made of ribbon strips whose only purpose was to hold the trousers in place.
Clark Gable, Marlon Brando and Gary Cooper
It was a taboo to wear them unconcealed. Until actors like, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Garry Cooper, Ralph Richardson and Marlon Brando (who also wore T-shirt as a garment and not as an undergarment) popularised them, that they were accepted as pieces of accessories to enhance ones fashion quotient and not treated as mere fasteners.
Photo Credits: Aditya Kavoor
I guess we still haven’t seen that many men adorning this accessory. Of the few I have seen, I think my friend Prem carries it off with quite a lot of gusto. His outfit was styled for a lazy Sunday afternoon casual look; the colour palette was kept neutral and colours chosen were white, beige, brown and khakhi.
Photo Credits: Aditya Kavoor
The Buff and the Aviators gave the look a ‘Biker inspired’ feel to it.
Photo Credits: Aditya Kavoor
I love how versatile this accessory can be. You can use them as an accessory for your formals or a Casual look. Here’s how:
Source: http://definitivetouch.com/
In my opinion Ed Westwick – from ‘Gossip Girls’ series pulls off the formal look with utmost perfection.
More on Winter 2013 Trends for Men here: Menswear
Do you like this accessory and how would you wear it.. formal or casual?
I think suspenders are kinda cool!
Couldn’t agree more 🙂
Gotta love suspenders 😀 Wish my husband would wear them!
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Novelstyle
umm! I don’t like the suspenders that much 🙁 I don’tt know what, but here’s something that bothers me! makes me very uncomfortable :D….hahahaha….but nice collection and post hun. Enjoyed reading it 🙂
haha this is such a cute post. The first images the new with the actors are so cute and I love, love their style so much.
very interesting.
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mari
Ahh you had to put Ed Westwick in this post! I am so in love with his style, and not to mention him too! LOL
the suspender style is really classy!
The red suspenders with the red socks outfit looked so cool! Giglove ^_^
can never go wrong with suspenders
gig
big big love of the suspenders! But I don’t think my bf would look nice in that 🙁
I don’t think any man can pull of suspenders like Ed Westwick 😀 GIG
Those old actors really knew how to pull off suspenders.
I like suspenders… years ago my granddad used to wear them and I always thought they make him look so much more handsome…
First of all.. Marlon Brando is looking very hot in that picture! I do love the suspender look, I wish more guys I knew would try this look. gig
I think suspenders look great in a formal setting. They are a great addition that sets a man’s clothing apart from others. GIG
i totally agree, i love menswear!!! suspenders, i’ve tried to get my husband to wear them,,but he doesnt like too 🙁 too bad for melol. gig
ehehehe i wanted to try the belt too…but so far havent found any that fancy me! gig
nice outfits! suspenders look great on women too! ~gig